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II e~alr According to an article from an April
~ issue of the Hoofbeat, the class of '89
1989 ® had gotten the reputation of being a Junior Kirbi Long and sophomore
spiritless, obnoxious, rude, and alcoholic Matt Davies sing to "Shuffle off to
body of hedonistic teenagers. Buffalo." Long and Dav ies were

supporting actors in 42nd Street.
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Opening night of 42hd Street proved all fears were conquered.

lt was opening night. learning the complicated
A person could hear a pin dances, while others could
drop on the auditorium floor, barely remember their lines.
because it was that quiet. " lt was awful forget-
The audience eagerly ting my part. l spent hours
awaited the music to start. and hours trying to memo-
They sat on the edges of rize my lines, but nothing
their seats anticipating the worked. l was lucky to re-
arrival of the singers and member them on the per-
dancers of 42nd Street. formance nights! " Grover
The actors were just as said.
nervous as the audience. The 42nd Street cast
"l can remember com- worked two months to put
ing on stage and realizing the show together. They had
that my arm hair was stick- three rehearsals a week for
ing straight up and my legs up to three hours a night.
were wobbling like crazy," "lt was tiring to come
senior Troy Grover said. up to school day-in and day-
Opening night wasn't out, but the end result was
Katie all that the 42nd Street par- a success and that's all that
Freeman ticipants were worried matters," senior Katie Free-
about. Some had trouble man said.

A,lyson Carstens

~24 Fall Musical